$80M on line in Roseau River vote
A Manitoba First Nation could be $80 million richer.
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Mohawks oppose radioactive shipment
Three Mohawk communities are banding together stop the transportation of steam generators containing radioactive material through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system.
Brazeau not “legitimate representative” of First Nations: Ontario chiefs
An organization representing Ontario First Nations chiefs has written all MPs and Senators asking them to no longer consider Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau as a “legitimate representative” of First Nations.
Survivors centre fighting for survival
The Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools, or CAIRS, runs a drop-in centre in Whitehorse for residential school survivors. After funding from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation ended last year, it is now fighting to keep it’s doors open.
‘There is urgency,’ says BC minister
The federal government has long been criticized for its lack of commitment to First Nations child welfare. Mary Polak, British Columbia’s minister of children and family development, appeared before the committee to talk about the situation in her province.
Indian Affairs facing Metis outrage
The federal government has asked the Canadian Standards Association to help define who is a member of the Metis Nation.
Storm hit Mi’kmaq community contemplates higher ground
A Mi’kmaq community in northern New Brunswick is still recovering after a storm surge ripped through the reserve in December.
Squamish RV park feud heating up
A man arrested after the Squamish First Nation seized control of his family’s business, is now claiming that the band council is acting out of personal interest.
Jones buried, killer still loose
Tyeshia Jones, 18, was laid to rest in Duncan, B.C., over the weekend.